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The apprentice (Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles. #2.)
Par Tess Gerritsen. 2010
Serial killer Warren Hoyt was captured a year ago but his crimes still haunt Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli. Now…
she faces a new killer, a hunter who preys on rich couples and copies an obscure element of Hoyt's crimes. And when Hoyt escapes from custody there are two hunters on the loose. Includes sex, violence and strong language. 2010.The avenue of the dead (Davina Graham series ; #2)
Par Evelyn Anthony. 1981
Davina Graham is left inconsolable after the murder of her lover, ex KGB agent Ivan Sasanov. She feels that English…
Security has failed dismally in protecting the defector but a delicate situation has arisen in Washington which requires an investigator who can gain the confidence of a woman in Presidential circles. Sequel to "The defector" (DC32937). Followed by "The albatross" (DC32935). 1981. (Davina Graham series ; 2)The apocalypse watch
Par Robert Ludlum. 1995
Harry Latham, aka Alexander Lassiter, has infiltrated the headquarters of the neo-Nazi organization Brotherhood of the Watch. They know he…
is an imposter, though, so his list of Nazi supporters in the United States and allied countries may be false. His brother Drew suspects the list is fake, and when Harry is killed, Drew assumes his identity in hopes of learning the truth. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 1995.The 17th suspect (Women's murder club. #17.)
Par James Patterson, Maxine Paetro. 2018
A series of shootings exposes San Francisco to an unpredictable killer, and a reluctant woman puts her trust in Sergeant…
Lindsay Boxer. The confidential informant's tip leads Lindsay to disturbing conclusions, including that something has gone horribly wrong inside the police department itself. Bestseller. Sequel to "16th seduction", followed by "The 18th abduction". 2018.Texas Ranger
Par James Patterson, Andrew Bourelle. 2018
The Alice network: a novel
Par Kate Quinn. 2017
Two women--a female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during World War I and an unconventional American…
socialite searching for her cousin in 1947--team up to discover the truth, no matter where it leads. Bestseller. 2017.Ten days in the hills
Par Jane Smiley. 2007
For ten days in the L.A. hills, as the United States invades Iraq, middle-aged movie director Max and his lover…
Elena idly visit with friends and family. They watch movies and debate topics such as their diets, lovers, and politics. Includes strong language and sex. 2007.The Afghan
Par Frederick Forsyth. 2006
Something big is about to happen - the intelligence community is certain of it. Exactly what will happen and where…
is open to wild speculation. To date, it has been impossible to infiltrate Al Qaeda, but now a daring new plan is in the works. A notorious Afghan named Izmat Khan, held at Guantanamo Bay for five years, is finally going to be released - or is he? Meanwhile, Iraq-born Colonel Mike Martin begins his impossibly dangerous mission. 2006.Tell
Par Frances Itani. 2014
In 1919, after the end of the Great War, the men and women of Deseronto struggle to recover from the…
wounds of the past, both visible and hidden. Kenan, a young soldier who has returned from the war damaged and disfigured, confines himself to his house on the Bay of Quinte, wandering outside only under the cover of night. His wife, Tress, attempting to adjust to the trauma that overwhelms her husband and which has changed their marriage, seeks advice from her Aunt Maggie. Maggie finds joy in the choral society started by Lukas, a music director who has moved to the town from an unknown place in war-torn Europe. As the decade draws to a close and the lives of these characters become more entwined, each of them must decide what to share and what to hide, and how their actions will lead them into the future. Bestseller. 2014.The amateur: a novel
Par Robert Littell. 1981
The "amateur" is a CIA cryptologist whose true loves are his fiancée and his efforts to prove via cryptology who…
really wrote Shakespeare. When the first is brutally murdered by terrorists who take over an American consulate in Germany he uses the second to unravel the skein of cross and doublecross to the end, determined to seek out and kill the terrorists. 1981.That woman
Par Helga Moray. 1983
Laura flees to France from the Regency court, after stabbing her lover, and gives birth in poverty to a son.…
When war breaks out between England and France she is determined to spy for her country. While many men are besotted by her, she only loves Ignatius Raphae, a handsome Royalist nobleman who returns unexpectedly to find her exposed as a spy, and in danger of arrest. Descriptions of sex and violence. 1983.The alchemist
Par Paulo Coelho, Alan R Clarke. 1998
The story of an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a treasure. He journeys to the…
markets of Tangiers and into the Egyptian desert where a fateful encounter with the alchemist awaits him. This story teaches us about the wisdom of listening to our hearts, reading the omens along life's path and following our dreams. Bestseller. 1998. Uniform title: Alquimista.The 9th judgment (Women's murder club. #9.)
Par James Patterson, Maxine Paetro. 2010
Detective Lindsay Boxer and her friends puzzle over motives in two cases they don't realize are linked. A well-known actor…
insists the Hello Kitty jewellery robber shot his wife, while the Lipstick Killer begins murdering mothers and children. Bestseller. 2010.The 8th confession (Women's murder club. #8.)
Par James Patterson, Maxine Paetro. 2009
The Women's Murder Club investigates the brutal death of street person Bagman Jesus. Meanwhile detective Lindsay Boxer reluctantly examines the…
high-profile case of young socialite couple Isa and Ethan Bailey, who mysteriously died in their sleep. 2009.Ten big ones: A Stephanie Plum Novel (Stephanie Plum novel. #10.)
Par Janet Evanovich. 2004
New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum and her sidekick, Lula, witness a convenience store robbery. Because Stephanie can identify the…
culprit, she is a hit-list target. Stephanie tracks a killer and suppresses her attraction to Ranger. Bestseller. 2004.Thanksgiving
Par Janet Evanovich. 2006
Williamsburg, Virginia. A chance encounter with a wayward pet rabbit introduces potter Megan Murphy to the animal’s owner, pediatrician Patrick…
Hunter. Megan and Patrick become unlikely guardians of an abandoned infant, and as Thanksgiving approaches, the pair contemplates making their makeshift family legitimate. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2006.Sean Dillon: Terrain dangereux (Le livre de poche ; #7961)
Par Jack Higgins, Bernard Ferry. 1997
Suite française: roman
Par Irène Némirovsky. 2004
Écrit dans le feu de l'Histoire, Suite française dépeint presque en direct l'Exode de juin 1940, qui brassa dans un…
désordre tragique des familles françaises de toute sorte, des plus huppées aux plus modestes. Roman bouleversant, intimiste, implacable, dévoilant avec une extraordinaire lucidité l'âme de chaque Français pendant l'Occupation (enrichi de notes et de la correspondance d'Irène Némirovsky), Suite française ressuscite d'une plume brillante et intuitive un pan à vif de notre mémoire. Prix Renaudot, 2004.Stormbreaker (Les aventures d'Alex Rider. #1.)
Par Anthony Horowitz, Annick Le Goyat. 2007
Suite à la mort de son oncle et unique parent, Alex Rider, quatorze ans, voit son existence tranquille de collégien…
londonien complètement bouleversée: il est enrôlé, contre son gré, par le MI 6, les services secrets britanniques. Sa première mission : découvrir ce qui se cache derrière le Stormbreaker, un nouvel ordinateur ultra-puissant. Suivi de "Pointe blanche". Pour les lecteurs d’école secondaire. 2007.Sweetland: a novel
Par Michael Crummey. 2015
For twelve generations, the inhabitants of this remote island in Newfoundland have lived and died together. Now they are facing…
resettlement, and each has been offered a generous compensation package to leave. But the money is offered with a proviso: everyone has to go; the government won't be responsible for one crazy coot who chooses to stay on alone. That coot is Moses Sweetland, who refuses to leave. But in the face of determined opposition from his family and friends, Sweetland is eventually swayed to sign on to the government's plan. Then a tragic accident prompts him to fake his own death and stay on the deserted island. As he manages a desperately diminishing food supply, and battles against the ravages of weather, Sweetland finds himself in the company of the vibrant ghosts of the former islanders, whose porch lights still seem to turn on at night. Bestseller. 2015.